Andy Messersmith tossed his sixth shutout of the season, blanking the Giants on three hits, 4-0. The game was scoreless until the sixth when Henry Cruz and Steve Garvey laced back-to-back doubles. The Dodgers tacked on three more in the eighth. Steve Yeager chased across two with a bases-loaded single and Bill Russell's base hit drove in the final tally. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Monday, September 8, 1975 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  3  x  -   4 10  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .321      Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Thomas 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Lacy lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .315
Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Cruz cf               3   2   1   0     1   0   .257
Matthews lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Garvey 1b             4   1   3   1     0   0   .316
Montanez 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .287      Crawford rf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .262
Rader c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .312      McMullen 3b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .225
Ontiveros 3b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .286      Yeager c              3   0   1   2     1   1   .244
LeMaster ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Russell ss            4   0   1   1     0   1   .218
  Thomasson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Messersmith p         4   0   0   0     0   2   .156
  Robinson ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .068
Montefusco p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .072
  Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .305
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   3   0     1   3             Totals               32   4  10   4     4   6

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 17,239
Left on Base: Giants 3, Dodgers 8
DP: Giants 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Ontiveros, Lacy
Doubles: Cruz (2), Garvey (34)
Stolen Bases: Crawford (5), Russell (4)
Caught Stealing: Lopes (12)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco L(13-8)      7     7   1   1   2   4   0  28   2.92
Moffitt                 0.2   1   3   3   2   1   0   5   4.10
Heaverlo                0.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.34
Totals                  8    10   4   4   4   6   0  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(16-14)    9     3   0   0   1   3   0  30   2.40
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   3   0  30

Passed Balls: Rader (11)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - John McSherry


GIANTS 1ST: Joshua grounded out (second to first); Thomas flied
out to center; Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to second; Lacy singled to center;
Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; Garvey singled to
right [Lacy to third]; Crawford flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews flied out to center; Montanez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rader singled to left [Rader to second
(error by Lacy)]; Ontiveros walked; LeMaster forced Ontiveros
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 2ND: McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager
struck out; Russell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Montefusco flied out to center; Joshua singled to
right; Thomas hit into a double play (left to first to second)
[Joshua out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 3RD: Messersmith flied out to right; Lopes grounded out
(third to first); Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews was
called out on strikes; Montanez grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Garvey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Crawford singled to center;
Crawford stole second; McMullen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Rader lined to left; Ontiveros grounded out (first
unassisted); LeMaster flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Yeager walked; Russell forced Yeager (catcher to
shortstop); Russell stole second; Messersmith struck out; Lopes
reached on an error by Ontiveros [Lopes to first, Russell out at
home (first to catcher)]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Montefusco struck out; Joshua grounded out (second
to first); Thomas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Lacy singled to left [Lacy out at second (left to
second)]; Cruz doubled to center; Garvey doubled to right [Cruz
scored]; Crawford was walked intentionally; McMullen popped to
second; Yeager flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
0, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Matthews
flied out to center; Montanez singled to left; Rader flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell struck out; Messersmith grounded out
(pitcher to first); Lopes singled to shortstop; Lopes was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Ontiveros flied out to center; THOMASSON BATTED FOR
LEMASTER; Thomasson flied out to right; ADAMS BATTED FOR
MONTEFUSCO; Adams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: ROBINSON REPLACED THOMASSON (PLAYING SS); MOFFITT
REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); Lacy flied out to right; Cruz walked;
Garvey singled to left [Cruz to second]; Rader allowed a passed
ball [Cruz to third, Garvey to second]; Crawford struck out;
McMullen walked; HEAVERLO REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING); Yeager
singled to left [Cruz scored, Garvey scored, McMullen to
second]; Russell singled to right [McMullen scored, Yeager to
third]; Messersmith was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 9TH: Joshua lined to shortstop; Thomas grounded out
(second to first); Murcer popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 4.